Comic Book Herald’s Road to War of the Realms

The War of the Realms event is a long time brewing. As a result, I’ve put together a guide of the essential reads that will get you up to speed with the state of the relevant Marvel Universe leading in to the full event guide below.

I’d call out here that those of you who want to binge the full Jason Aaron written Thor and Avengers comics that build to this moment can find a guide here:

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Honestly, from this point forward it becomes increasingly difficult to suggest skipping any portion of the run. The kickoff of Mighty Thor is more or less a straight line drive into The War of the Realms!

I’m not going to list out all the collection here (again, those of you interested will want to go to the Thor Reading Order!). That said, I do recommend reading all the way through.

The War of the Realms Collected Comics

This is Marvel’s version of a collected “fast track” leading up to War of the Realms. I tend to find these too slight for a real enjoyment of the event (for example, Marvel’s 2015 Secret Wars Prelude), but seeing as they know the contents of the event, these key issues are telling.

Long story short, if you’re really looking for the most concise path, try the Marvel Method! Obviously, if you followed the CBH background reading path above, you’ll have read all of these except the Walt Simonson era issue of Thor #344 (the first appearance of Malekith the Dark Elf!).

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I was wondering if they ever gonna publish an omnibus with all the comic that you suggest.
I am find it very difficult to find them all and I don’t go to the easy way of the piracy.
Thanks in advance mate.